Rathgar Residents Association

The Rathgar Residents’ Association have produced this website as a resource to all residents of the area. It is intended to facilitate easy and direct communication with members of the committee and to provide a platform for residents to raise and discuss issues related to this area of Dublin city.

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You can get in touch with our committee at any time for help and advice with planning issues, local matters and general enquiries. You can contact the relevant individual by using the contact form on our contact page.

Latest News

December 21, 2017

After a number of years active lobbying and campaigning by the Rathgar Residents Association the committee members are delighted to welcome Dublin City Council's decision to make Rathgar village safer for pedestrians and shoppers by placing pedestrian lights spanning Rathgar Road between the 108 and the corner Deli. The RRA committee would like to thank local councillors and DCC officials and all those involved in implementing the decision and looks forward to a safer village environment for all.

October 16, 2017

The Dublin Gospel Choir will be performing live at Christ Church Rathgar on Wednesday 22nd November 2017 from 7.30pm to 9pm. This concert is in aid of St. Luke's Hospital.
Tickets are €20 each. Telephone 406 5314 or visit www.friendsofstlukes.ie

July 06, 2017

Judging is complete and the winning gardens have been selected from a short list in each category. Winners will be presented with their prizes on Saturday July 8th at 5.00 pm in Christ Church Rathgar. Do come along and join in…
Competition Sponsors 2017
The RRA Committee wish to thank the following local business owners for their generous support:
Bijou Deli
Bijou Restaurant
Cuts and Curls
Fia Restaurant
Iconic Beauty
Lawlor’s Butchers
Mehek Indian Restaurant
O’Brien’s Off-Licence
Roche’s Pharmacy
The Vintry
Thomas Collins Hair Studio
​HQ Dry Cleaners

June 21, 2017

The following is an extract from an articles on the Dublin Inquirer website which can be read in full here (the photo is by Destiny Esaw and is taken from the article):
"The BusConnects project is ambitious. The National Transport Authority (NTA) launched the plan, on 29 May, to more-or-less entirely review the public transport network for Dublin. Its aim is to grow bus usage in Dublin by 50 percent, mainly by making the network simpler to use and understand. In the crude but real terms of delivering additional bums on seats, BusConnects could be...

June 21, 2017

June 01, 2017

On 22 May 2017 residents reported that notices were placed on cars along Oaklands Drive. The notices stated that clamping was to be introduced in the vicinity. The notices bore the logos of Dublin City Council and Rathgar Residents Association.
Neither the DCC nor the RRA have any knowledge of, or connection with, these notices. They appear to be a hoax or prank of some sort.
The official response we received from DCC stated:
"The existence of these notices was brought to our attention in parking enforcement last week and I can confirm that they have not been issued by Dublin...

Thoughts from our ChairmanFebruary 2016

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and welcomed in the New Year with hope in your hearts. December has been very wet, windy and mild and January started not much different. But let us think how fortunate we...

Rathgar Residents Association

The RRA have produced this website as a resource to all residents of the area. It is intended to facilitate easy and direct communication with members of the committee and to provide a platform for residents to raise and discuss issues related to this area of Dublin city.